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Leafs centre Matthews, Oilers captain McDavid among NHL stars of the week

NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews, Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid and Florida Panthers left-wing Matthew Tkachuk have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Matthews ...

Feb 19, 2024

Roy Hodgson, 76, leaves Crystal Palace days after falling ill during training session

LONDON (AP) - Roy Hodgson is stepping down as manager of Crystal Palace, the Premier League team said Monday. The 76-year-old former England coach was hospitalized last week after falling ill during a...

Feb 19, 2024

Nets fire coach Jacque Vaughn with team in 11th place at the All-Star break

NEW YORK - The Brooklyn Nets fired Jacque Vaughn on Monday after ending a disappointing first half of the season with a 50-point loss in Boston in their final game before the All-Star break. About a y...

Feb 19, 2024

Flames legend Lanny McDonald posts he's out of hospital after cardiac event

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have forwarded a message from Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald that he's out of hospital following a cardiac event earlier this month. The 71-year-old writes in an Inst...

Feb 18, 2024

Hideki Matsuyama wins at Riviera with 62. He becomes Asia's most prolific PGA Tour winner

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hideki Matsuyama set the Riviera record for the lowest closing round by a winner Sunday in the Genesis Invitational, giving the Japanese star another record that means far more to h...

Feb 18, 2024

Canada wins two golds at short-track speedskating World Cup

GDANSK, Poland - Steven Dubois earned gold in the men's 500 metres and Canada won the 5,000-metre relay on Sunday in the final event of the ISU World Cup short-track speedskating season. Dubois, from ...

Feb 18, 2024

Chuli gets fourth win as Montreal holds off Minnesota 2-1 in battle of top PWHL teams

LAVAL, Que. - Elaine Chuli made 21 saves for her fourth win in as many starts as Montreal defeated Minnesota 2-1 in the Professional Women's Hockey League on Sunday afternoon. Chuli, who's playing bac...

Feb 18, 2024

Dutch speedskaters dominate women's 5,000 metres at world championship

CALGARY - Joy Beune and Irene Schouten finished one-two for the Netherlands in the world speedskating championship's 5,000 metres Sunday. Beune skated the fastest 5K of her life in six minutes 47.72 a...

Feb 18, 2024

Manitoba's Jennifer Jones stays perfect at her last Scotties Tournament of Hearts

CALGARY - Manitoba's Jennifer Jones scored five in the final end to rout Yukon's Bayly Scoffin in eight ends in Sunday's morning draw at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Jones improved to 2-0 in her...

Feb 18, 2024

Canada's Jeffrey Read earns World Cup silver in men's super-G

KVITFJELL, Austria - Canada's Jeffrey Read placed second in the men's super-G on Sunday for the first FIS Alpine World Cup podium finish of his career. Read, from Canmore, Alta., finished in one minut...

Feb 18, 2024